PlainSpending

Asotin County

$9,153 per resident in FY2025 ($204.0M total) - high intensity.

Washington · FIPS 53003

In FY2025, Asotin County in Washington received $204.0M in federal spending - $9,153 per capita for a population of 22,285. This is 41.5% below the national average and 21.2% below the Washington average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #22 of 39 Washington counties.

Total spending
$204.0M
Per capita
$9,153
vs. national avg
-41.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $9,153 puts Asotin County at #1104 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Asotin County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 35%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,153
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
84% of tracked spending
Washington rank
#22 of 39

How Asotin County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Asotin County vs. Washington and the nation

Asotin County$9,153Washington avg$11,619National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 22,285 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Asotin County

Top awarding agencies in Asotin County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$163.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$17.8MDepartment of Agriculture$13.3M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $194.7M (95.4%) of Asotin County's $204.0M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Asotin County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $163.6M 84%
Department of Veterans Affairs $17.8M 9.1%
Department of Agriculture $13.3M 6.8%

How Asotin County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,153 Higher than most higher than 65% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Asotin County Among Washington's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Washington's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Washington by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Asotin County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Washington by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Asotin County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
King County 2,269,675 $9,117 $20.7B
Pierce County 921,130 $7,598 $7.0B
Snohomish County 827,957 $5,959 $4.9B
Spokane County 539,339 $7,955 $4.3B
Clark County 503,311 $6,557 $3.3B
Thurston County 294,793 $12,033 $3.5B
Kitsap County 275,611 $13,725 $3.8B
Yakima County 256,728 $6,350 $1.6B
Whatcom County 226,847 $7,105 $1.6B
Benton County 206,873 $27,737 $5.7B
Skagit County 129,523 $9,714 $1.3B
Cowlitz County 110,730 $8,563 $948.2M
Grant County 99,123 $7,281 $721.7M
Franklin County 96,749 $4,360 $421.9M
Island County 86,857 $11,572 $1.0B
Asotin County (this county) 22,285 $9,153 $204.0M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Asotin County's $9,153 - prioritizing Washington peers first.

King County

Washington

$9,117 per capita

$20.7B total

Whitman County

Washington

$9,262 per capita

$444.3M total

Chelan County

Washington

$9,324 per capita

$737.3M total

Mason County

Washington

$8,960 per capita

$588.9M total

Walla Walla County

Washington

$8,713 per capita

$545.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Washington - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($9,153 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($204.0M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

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